English Bulldog

Beneath that famously wrinkled, tough-looking exterior beats one of the gentlest hearts in the dog world. The English Bulldog’s story starts far from the sofa cushions it now loves so much: the breed was developed in England, likely as early as the 13th century, for the brutal blood sport of bull-baiting, where dogs were bred […]

Poodle

Don’t let the fancy haircut fool you — underneath all that iconic pompom styling is one of the sharpest, most athletic dogs in the world. The Poodle actually began life not as a pampered show dog but as a serious working water retriever, developed in Germany (its name comes from the German word “pudel,” meaning […]